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RHINELANDER - The man accused of stabbing his wife outside the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce Wednesday made his first appearance in court today.
Shannon Wolf appeared by video from the Oneida County jail.
He's charged with 5 criminal counts including 2 felony charges of strangulation and suffocation and recklessly endangering safety. However, those charges could increase.
"The state has yet to make a determination as to whether the facts support a charge of attempted homicide on the part of the defendant, but that is certainly a possibility,” says Oneida County District Attorney, Michael Bloom.
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ST. GERMAIN - At a campaign dinner in St. Germain tonight, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, former Governor Tommy Thompson, and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald focused on reforms over the past year and on continued efforts to create new jobs.
Here in the Northwoods, any talk about job creation is linked to the mining bill that passed in the Assembly earlier this week.
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WAUSAU - Organizers of the Badger State Games winter competition says the games will go on this weekend, even though recent temperatures have been unseasonably warm.
Six of the eight games will be held this weekend in Wausau. Figure skating and billiards are scheduled for Friday, and other events will run Saturday and Sunday.
One of the events is the Nordic cross-country skiing event at Nine Mile County Forest Recreation Area.
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HURLEY - A federal agency says it's looking into whether Wisconsin violated treaty rights by not consulting with tribal governments that might be affected by a state mining bill.
Bureau of Indian Affairs says it's conducting an inquiry after at least one tribal government asked it to get involved.
The contentious mining bill would streamline the state's complex mine permitting process.
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RHINELANDER - With the big game only days away, Super Bowl Sunday features not only the most watched event of the year.
Experts say it's also the second biggest day for filling up on food.
It's no secret that foods like pizza and chips & dip are full of calories, but you can still enjoy them if you mix in a little workout this weekend.
Personal Trainer Stephanie Ruckheim at the YMCA of the Northwoods says if you're looking to do a little pregame workout on Saturday some cardio exercises can burn up to 800 calories in a half hour.
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SOMERS - Officials at University of Wisconsin-Parkside are promising quick action against anyone responsible for recent hate crimes on campus.
University officials say a person found a noose made of rubber bands in a common area of a suite Wednesday night at Pike River Suites, one of the residence halls on campus.
In a second incident Thursday morning, a note was left near the door of the person who reported the noose.
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